River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-06-09
IN THE EAST.

The Malone, y. Y. Palladium of the
3rd. has the following statement of the
critical illness Of ex Vice-P President VIM. a.
Wheeler: For 10 days he has been con
scious aud rational only at intervals. and
for the past two or three days IN stupOr
a greater part of the time. He Is suffering
from softeuing Of the brain and there are
indications OF approaching paralysis a
carbunCle has appeared Just above the mp
on one side and has become an element of
further weakness. 1t seems impossible that
he can rally. and his death at any hour
would not lie surprising, though he may
survive for several days. Mr.. " heller had
been slowly failing throughout the past
four or five years. until last winter, when
the progress of the disease became more
rapid and his physician and friends began
TO fear the approach OF the end.
A meeting was held in New York
Saturday evening ostensibly as an honor to
Vim. O'Brien, but really to- give prominence
to Henry George and DIR. McGlynn. 1t W as
presided over by a man named Mackin,
who Processes to be NO. l., OF the PhenlX
Park tragedy. Mr. O'Brien declined to at
tend the meeting ga 10 endorse the worse
than UtOpiau theories OF the George party,
whereupOn the managers of the affair
turned bitterly upon the man who would
not walk into their trap, all of which Is
greatly to U'Brien's credit
The executive committee of the New
York Prohibition party has decided to hold
a state convention and nominate full
state ticket at Syracuse ON Aug - and 20
Arrangements fare made to begin speech
making campaign throughout the state inn
mediately after the state convention is held
Ex-tsov St John, of Kansas, and John b.
Finch. of Nebraska, viii traverse the state
making speeches.
Prof. ChIs. Siedhorf and wife Matil-
da. aged 81 and %, tired with a long futile
struggle with destitution. committed sui
eide at Onion Hill, y. j. sledhorf, it is said
was a professor of chemistry at Heidelberg
University. Germany, - years ago. tie
supported himself 10y writing for neS spa
pers. making TRANSACTIONS, and occasionally
lecturiBg upon chemistry and electricity.
Nine. Fursch Madi. formerly the
prima donna Of the American Opera com
panv and recently the directress of the
American opera school has resigned the
latter position and begun salt against Mrs.
Thurber. one of the patronesSes oI the
school for $1,000 Mime Fursch Aadi al
ready has suits against the American opera
company for s2o,UuJ
hotel. bat this was prevs nted 10y the police.
He spoke at the BOe ton theater IN the
evening. John Boyle O'Beilly presided.
Nav 81. Samuel Prinkey. living near
ConnelIsvilie. Ps.. stabbed his wife with
penkuife iutlicting fatal wounds The
couple have been separated for several
weeks and jealousy Is supposed to have
prompted the deed. Prinkey has been
locked up.
Frankfort and Amsterdam, holders
Of Kansas Pacific bonds have begun suit
against jaw Gould and Russell Sage for
S5,OgO,00 based upon information that
came out in the recent Mon Pacific inves-
LEGATION. \ bitter legal iiEht : expected
An eight story brick storage ware
house burned at New York May 81, with its
contents Of cotton, wine and merchandise
owned by twenty-five or thirty customers
Loss on goods $4,000 on buildings $4,000
MAY 81. a distinct earthquake was
felt in jamestown, n. Y, al 10 O'clock that
seemed ike an underground explosion %
great severity. In some portions OF the
city women Fan ont of the houses IN alarm.
Geo. II. Disque was hanged June ].
at Jersey City, y. J., for the murder Of his
wife October 8, iSoj. The crime was most
revolving one, nd the long DELAYED penalty
was one which justice called for.
VIM. O'Brien addressed monster
meeting at the Academy Of Music, New
y ork City, Thursday evening. Mayor
hewitt and ex-Mayor Grace, were among
those upon the stage.
VIM. O'Brien addressed a monster
meeting at the Academy meeting Of Music
New York City. Thursday evening. Mayor,
Hewitt and eN-NayCs Grace, were among
those upon the stage.
, EN-Vice President VIM. A. Wheeler
died at Malone \. Y, June 4. He was nearly
Is years OF age Elk President Hayes at
tended the funeral Of Mr.. Wheeler on Tues
da-, june :.
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